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1、2023年宁夏GRE考试考前冲刺卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Current estimates put thirteen percent of global flora at risk of extinction, but this number does not include_plants from tropical regions, where the majority of the worlds plants grow.AapocryphalBdeciduous

2、CrareDinnumerableE(E) vanished 2.It is difficult to conceive how, even for those people well disposed to rule themselves, the attempt to achieve happiness should be rendered so_by one single curse, that of a bad form of government.AlaudatoryBineffectualCcorruptDdisorganizedE(E) ill-tempered 3.The mo

3、narch and his followers thought of the court as_how the kingdom ought to be, the harmonious expression of a larger social order centred on the monarch.Aa miscalculation ofBirrelevant toCa microcosm ofDrecognizable asE(E) isometric to 4.The teacher has_catering to some students, but to retain his ten

4、ure, which effects only after a teacher has unanimously gratified his students, he offers his complaints_.Aa hesitancy about carelesslyBan aptitude for sparinglyCa repugnance toward tactfullyDan enthusiasm about zealouslyE(E) a blitheness about carefully 5.Even if the public ate up every_detail abou

5、t their leaders, that same public grew offended that the news media would actually pander to their baser impulses.AmesmericBloftyCsupineDresonantE(E) lubricious 6.The primary impulse of each human being is to_himself, but the secondary impulse is to venture out of the self, to correct its provincial

6、ism and heal its loneliness.AsullyBactualizeCrejectDdeclareE(E) withdraw 7.Although scientists have_long the human appendix as_organ, there is a growing body of evidence indicating that the appendix does in fact have a significant function as a part of the bodys immune system.Aoverestimated a minorB

7、discounted a vestigialCvalued a majorDignored a pivotalE(E) studied an inaccessible 8.SCORNFUL : SNEER :Asaturnine : groanBdistressed : rejoiceCprovoked : winkDembarrassed : blushE(E) bewildered : wail 9.PROTEAN: IMMUTABLE :Aincipient : inchoateBslovenly : dapperCarticulate : eloquentDvitiated : pas

8、siveE(E) pious : agnostic 10.COMMENCEMENT : ADJOURNMENT :Asapphire : fissureBsignal : frequencyClasso: spliceDactivity : dormancyE(E) rule : rebellion 11.SCRIBBLE : DRAW :Aimply : suggestBquibble : evadeCharmonize: playDchisel : engraveE(E) babble : speak 12.PERORATION: SPEECH:Aepic: stropheBluminan

9、ce: umbrageCepilogue : novelDrhythm : poemE(E) image: picture 13.AGENDA : MEETING :Achart : destinationBchoreography : danceCverdict: juryDentremets : courseE(E) prescription : component 14.FILIBUSTER : POSTPONE :Aspend : gambleBhoax: dupeCwheel : vauntDentice : attractE(E) malign: criticize 15.BUMP

10、ER: DAMAGING:Aballast: founderingBscale : comparingCbuoy : navigatingDdrill : extractingE(E) hoist : cantilevering 16.SOLDIER: COUNTRY:Aprovost : studentBpresident : universityCbodyguard : individualDlawyer : courtE(E) sheriff : crime 17.According to the passage, infralimbic neurons fire to the tone

11、 only when rats are recalling extinction on the following day (lines 7-9) for which of the following reasonsAExtinction has not been proven to erase the memory of fear conditioning in rats.BThe extinction response requires a number of days to develop.CThe subjects original fear response was not cond

12、itioned to a tone.DThe infralimbic cortices carry the memory of fear extinction.E(E) Rats that show the least fear demonstrate the greatest increase in infralimbic tone responses. 18.According to the passage, behavioral psychologists studying the extinction process have discerned which of the follow

13、ingAThe exact length of time required for a fear response to become extinct in a human subjectBThe effect of tone conditioning in comparison with other forms of stimuliCThe possible effects of surgical operations on the infralimbic corticeDThe potential of tone conditioning in treating undesirable f

14、ear responsesE(E) The limits of Pavlovs contribution to modern behavioral psychology 19.Which of the following most accurately describes the passageAA description of a replicable experimentBA summary report of new findingsCA recommendation for pursuing a new area of researchDA refutation of an earli

15、er hypothesisE(E) A confirmation of an earlier research 20.The author mentions all of the following as examples of complications arising from the application of spatial markers EXCEPTAAn area of a country smaller than the nation considers itself to be a nation.BA boundary is demarcated around a nati

16、on which does not include the people of the nation.CA continent is divided into two areas for implicit ideological purposes.DTwo nations dispute the exact geography of a border based on an ancient historical claim.E(E) The history of a nation is erroneously conflated with the character of one partic

17、ular region. 21.It can be inferred from the passage that the author mentions the case of Holland and the Netherlands in order toAcite the case of a primitive or barbaric nation being distinguished from a civilized nationBprovide an example of a state whose borders do not perfectly coincide with thos

18、e of a nationCoffer an example of the characteristics of a nation being applied to a particular area of the nationDpresent a case of a single region being treated by historiographers as representative of an entire nationE(E) describe the case of a nation whose cultural and political identities disti

19、nguish it from a contiguous state 22.The author of the passage puts the word savage and barbarian (lines 9-10) in quotation marks most probably in order toAsignal his reservations about the way these terms have been used to define geography through human categoriesBdraw attention to the discrepancie

20、s between the way historiographers treat the supra-national and sub-national levelsCemphasize historiographys unique tendency to rely upon social categories to draw geographic distinctionsDquestion the notion of the spatial marker itself by asserting the general ambiguity of these termsE(E) argue fo

21、r the replacement of these terms by historiographers with more politically correct substitutes 23.The author of the passage suggests that historiographers should view history primarily asAa political conflict over spatial boundaries which can only be resolved through the input of historiographersBa

22、chorus of conflicting voices whose dissonances cannot be resolved, but to which historiographers must listenCa field that complicates the assignment of geographic boundaries to the extent that such boundaries can never be resolvedDa conflict between nations whose sovereignty historiographers have th

23、e duty to assessE(E) a history of conflicts over spatial demarcation which are ultimately irrelevant to the truth of history 24.The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questionsAWhat do historiographers consider to be the precise difference between a nation and a nation

24、-stateBWhat concepts in the field of historiography are considered unambiguousCAre tribal areas without national spatial markers ever represented as nationsDWhat is an example of a nation represented in supra-national unitsE(E) How does the establishment of national spatial boundaries produce politi

25、cal problems 25.Which of the following best states the main point of the passageAThe approach to the problem of spatial boundaries is plagued by a number of problems that historiographers are obliged to confront.BHistoriographers can benefit from studying the traditional geography of nations in grea

26、ter depth.CHistoriographers should try to refrain from solving the practical issues that arise in the resolution of spatial boundary issues.DThe categorization and demarcations of geography at the national level is more complicated than that of the sub-national or supra-national level.E(E) The spati

27、al demarcation of nations is the most complicated issue in contemporary historiography. 26.In presenting his analysis, the author does all of the following EXCEPTAProvide specific examples of the problems in historiographyBDescribe some of the criteria employed in determining what makes a nationCQue

28、stion the adequacy of the historiographers present interpretation of spatial categoriesDPropose solutions to some the problems in historiographyE(E) Make general statements without reference to specific examples 27.REDOUBTABLE:AmediocreBpermanentClucidDunavoidableE(E) predictable 28.RECANT:AreplyBaf

29、firmCdivulgeDdirectE(E) suggest 29.BANALITY:Acreative statementBcomplex analysisCunprepared declarationDpithy explanationE(E) precise representation 30.QUANDARY:Aconcealed hostilityBcertitudeCweak resistanceDslight panicE(E) senseless rage 31.ESTRANGEMENT:Aongoing discussionBdisguiseCcommotionDrecon

30、ciliationE(E) solace 32.TAINTED:AobviousBnumbCaccessibleDwholesomeE(E) shrilling 33.CARDINAL:AindefinableBdiminutiveCunderstatedDinconsequentialE(E) intangible 34.ADULATION:AcamouflageBdefenseCpurificationDcessationE(E) vituperation 35.ENDEMIC:AapparentBcurableCsuperficialDalienE(E) intermittent 36.

31、SUBSTANTIATION:AdenunciationBillusionCoppositionDdisproofE(E) dispute 37.IMPUDENT:AthoughtfulBconvincingCdevelopedDmethodicalE(E) deferential 38.Performing rote memory exercises rarely improves the_of any given subject, but_may nevertheless be useful to the student preparing for an examination.Acohe

32、rence exercisesBclarity heuristicsCcomprehensibility mnemonicsDsuccinctness explicationE(E) volubility summarization 39.An enthusiast of sprightly music, Mendler surprised us all by proclaiming the final piece on the concert program, a lugubrious_as his favorite.AariaBdirgeCsonataDjigE(E) overture 4

33、0.The view that the yield of rice remains steady is by no means_, owing to the fact that yearly tempests overflowing Asia influence it in_manner.Auncertain a capriciousBuncontested a predictableCunrealistic a catastrophicDconvincing a redundantE(E) infallible an erratic 41.Throughout the 1940s, the

34、director Orson Welles was considered something of _in the motion picture industry, as famous for his highly_personality as his inimitable cinematic genius.Aan enigma charismaticBa revolutionary vapidCa leader self-effacingDa martinet imperiousE(E) a prodigy prolific 42.A rhetorician who spends so mu

35、ch of his time studying the famous_of logic is more than likely to produce a few self-evident statements of his own.Aself-knotsBparadoxesCtwistsDtautologiesE(E) platitudes 43.Smith is_, to the degree that he seldom disguises his contempt_towards activities.Aa firebrand religiousBa dilettante convivi

36、alCa philistine intellectualDa misanthrope individualisticE(E) a plebian common 44.Ancient people felt much_concerning the notion that the appearance of comets was inauspicious, but nevertheless exhibited_concerning the proper reaction to the phenomenon.Aconviction apprehensionBapathy ignoranceCdisp

37、arity discordDconsensus disagreementE(E) suspicion hesitancy 45.NADIR: ZENITH:Aobservation : phenomenonBtravel : distanceCmedian : meanDabyss : summitE(E) encomium : dismissal 46.LIGHT : COLOR :Aradiation: temperatureBcelerity : spanCquality : quantityDsound : pitchE(E) strength : stress 47.DROLL :

38、LAUGH :Aexclamatory : shriekBblushful: stammerCgruesome : quailDsly : simperE(E) insipid: bore 48.PICTURE: COLLAGE:Acommodity : trademarkBsymbol : rebusCsoftware : calculatorDmembership : badgeE(E) close : instructions 49.OBSTACLE :IMPEDE :Adiary : reminisceBblandishment: coaxCplan : economizeDrequest: imperilE(E) drama : perform 50.PRECIPITATION : HAIL :Abud : grassBshark : minnowClecture: clamorDstorm : cycloneE(E) rain : height